Royal Departure for Sweden

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1409A

Date Released

7 Jun 1956

Date submitted

5 Jun 1956

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen and Duke Leave for Sweden. DESCRIPTION: Before embarking in the Royal Yacht Britannia at Teesport, the Queen and the Duke arrived at Stockton-on-Tees with a full programme of engagements. From Stockton to Middlesbrough where there was another warm welcome for the royal couple. After farewells had been said the Queen and the Duke went aboard the Britannia for their voyage to Stockholm. SHOTLIST: GV Royal Yacht Britannia at Teesport. Crowds and car at Stockton-on-Tees Town Hall. Balcony of the Town Hall. Queen presented with souvenir booklet. Steel works. SCU Queen looking at furnaces though smoked glass. Dorman Long Steel Works at Lackenby. Car at quay after tour. SCU Queen. SCU Duke up steps to deck. SCU masthead. One of the escorting ships is the anti-submarine Frigate St Laurent. GV ship. Ship leaves.

Keywords

Royalty; Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture

Locations

Stockton-on-Tees; Middlesbrough

Footage sources

Gaumont British

Card file number

67208

Credits:

Commentator: David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

161

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